ACC/AHA release revised UA/NSTEMI guidelines
The American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association have jointly released revised Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Unstable Angina (UA)/Non-ST- Elevation Myocardial Infarction (NSTEMI). Major changes to the guidelines include: suggesting an initial non-invasive set of preliminary tests, such as a stress test, echocardiogram or radionuclide angiogram; recommending...Columbia dentists to improve oral health in sub-Saharan Africa
NEW YORK, June 15, 2007 A new initiative from Columbia University Medical Center will be the first to target chronic oral health problems in sub-Saharan Africa, where the vast majority of chronic diseases are left undetected and untreated. The initiative is the result of an anonymous $1.5 million gift to support the Millennium Villages, which aims to fight extreme poverty and related challenges...AHA statement recommends doctors change approach
Many doctors should change the way they prescribe pain relievers for chronic pain in patients with or at risk for heart disease based on accumulated evidence that nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), with the exception of aspirin, increase risk for heart attack and stroke, according to an American Heart Association statement published today in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart...Malaria may fuel spread of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa
SEATTLE Malaria may be fueling the spread of HIV in areas of sub-Saharan Africa where there is a substantial overlap between the two diseases, while HIV may be playing a role in boosting adult malaria-infection rates in some parts of the region, according to a new study by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and the University of Washington. ... The findings, published in the...Columbia scientists present research findings at AHA Scientific Sessions
... ... Robert Kass, Ph.D., chairman of the department of Pharmacology at Columbia University Medical Center , will present the latest research on the discovery of a potential molecular culprit fo...Sub-Saharan Africans with HIV may achieve favorable levels of antiretroviral therapy adherence
... Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has improved the health of many human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive individuals who otherwise would have died. However, treatment effectiveness relies on sustained adherence, which is a serious challenge to those receiving ART, according to background information in th...Telemedicine initiative for sub-Saharan Africa
The first meeting of the Telemedicine Task Force for sub-Saharan Africa was held in Brussels on 23 June 2006.... ... To achieve this goal, a task force, named Telemedicine Task Force (TTF) for...New ACC/AHA guidelines released for valvular heart disease
CHICAGO, June 16 An updated set of guidelines jointly released by the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA) draws together the latest information on the diagnosis and treatment of patients with valvular heart disease. The new document is slated for release at ACC's Heart Valve Summit in Chicago....... Valve disease most often strikes the mitral valve, whic...If you've experienced the highs and lows of creative thinking, you know that sometimes the creative well is dry, while at other times creativity is free flowing. It is during the latter times that people often experience so-called "Aha!" moments those moments of clarity when the solution to a vexing problem falls into place with a sudden insight and you see connections that previously eluded yo...ACC/AHA announce new peripheral arterial disease guidelines
In an effort to promote and emphasize earlier detection and better treatment of Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD), the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association will hold a telebriefing to announce the implementation of guidelines that standardize the clinical approach among several medical disciplines seeing increasing rates of PAD in their patients. ...... More than 12...UK demand for overseas doctors severely affecting sub-Saharan Africa
Almost half of the recent 16,000 staff expansion of the NHS came from the recruitment of health professionals trained outside the UK and Europe, states an article in this week's issue of THE LANCET. ...... John Eastwood (St George's, University of London, UK) and colleagues note that, while the serious consequences of 'brain-drain' are becoming increasingly recognised, the fact that the UK's dema...